Assessment of the ecologically dependent post-zygotic isolation between Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae.

ABSTRACT: Within the Anopheles gambiae complex, the sibling species An. coluzzii and An. gambiae are undergoing sympatric speciation. These species are characterized by rare hybrids in most of their geographical distribution. A strong assortative mating mediated by spatial swarm segregation has been shown whereas no intrinsic post-zygotic barriers have been found in laboratory conditions. To test the role of the hybridisation in reproductive isolation in natural populations transplant experiment are therefore needed to establish the significance of post-zygotic barriers. Previous studies indicated that predation is one of the major forces driving ecological divergence between An. gambiae and An. coluzzii. Here we extended these studies to their hybrids. Parental species and their F1 hybrids from rec

SUBMITTER: Niang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595400 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature